Preamble You may not realize that a number of good books, fictional or non-fictional, may undergo hard times before they reach your hand, if ever. Those works are presented below. For books, the Goodreads Rating is referred. Of course, this is for reference only. Books are rated up to 5, and can be evaluated as follows: 4.5 and above  … Read More Good books undergoing hard times

About the novella   Le Petit Prince, first published in 1943, is a novella, the most famous work of French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944). The novella is one of the most-translated books in the world and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. Translated into… Read More Introducing “The little prince”

Chinese refer to these as the Four Classics, although technically there are actually five books but one is banned: Dream of the red chamber Outlaws of the marsh (The water margin) Romance of the three kingdoms Journey to the West (Monkey) The plum in the golden vase or Jin Ping Mei (Banned Chinese erotica) Dream… Read More The Four Chinese Classics